isokauris

== Finnish == === Etymology === iso (“big”) +‎ kauris (“small deer”). Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. Before that this animal was called saksanhirvi (literally “German elk”) or punahirvi (literally “red elk”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈisoˌkɑu̯ris/, [ˈis̠o̞ˌkɑ̝u̯ris̠] Rhymes: -ɑuris Syllabification(key): i‧so‧kau‧ris Hyphenation(key): iso‧kauris === Noun === isokauris red deer, Cervus elaphus ==== Usage notes ==== This term is slowly gaining ground, but saksanhirvi still appears to be clearly more commonly used (in 2017). ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== punahirvi saksanhirvi === Further reading === “isokauris”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === koirasusi, susikoira